Author: knutson4

Locating Alex Erickson on the Wisconsin sideline Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium shouldnt prove too taxing.

Senior Jared Abbrederis, who remains Wisconsin?s only consistent threat at wide receiver, is poised to open the season as the No. 1 punt returner.

Among Montee Balls many strengths was his ability to handle an onerous workload.

Massachusetts isn?t exactly the first school that pops into your head when you think football tradition. But here are five football ? and other facts ? about UMass.

Charley Molnar?s first season as the head football coach at Massachusetts was an educational experience.

Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen hasnt been shy about experimenting with his personnel in an effort to get the teams best athletes on the field, even if their roles are limited or foreign.

Wisconsin?s depth chart for the opener against UMass on Saturday offers a few surprises.

Badgers beat writer Jeff Potrykus answered your questions about the football team.

Tyler Marz was given a limited but critical role on Wisconsin?s offensive line in 2012.

When Sojourn Shelton enrolled at UW last winter after graduating early from Plantation (Fla.) High School, his first thought wasn?t finding a place to warm up.

Aside from the daily documentation of each move made by Wisconsin?s quarterbacks, perhaps the most scrutinized unit during preseason camp was the offensive line.

Last August, Gary Andersen was preparing for his fourth season at Utah State, and Bret Bielema was preparing for his seventh at Wisconsin.

Gary Andersen hasn?t won a game as Wisconsin?s head coach.

Linebacker Chris Borland recently completed his fifth preseason camp at the University of Wisconsin, the first four under Bret Bielema and the last under Gary Andersen.

One of the more entertaining position battles during Wisconsins preseason camp probably drew the least attention:Conor ONeill vs. Derek Landisch.

One play, during a red-zone drill, doesn?t provide enough evidence from which to draw a definitive conclusion.

Tanner McEvoy still views himself as a player who delivers the football to others, preferably through the air.

During a coaching career that began in 1990 at Grand Rapids (Mich.) Community College, Jeff Genyk has worked with kickers and punters for eight seasons.

One play, during a red-zone drill, doesn?t provide enough evidence from which to draw a definitive conclusion.

Asked recently about the battle for the No. 1 quarterback job, Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen noted the ultimate winner wouldnt be revealed until the opener against Massachusetts.

While searching throughout the spring for viable candidates to fill a void at free safety, Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen learned slightly more than bupkis about Michael Caputo.

Leon Jacobs, who played football for only two seasons in high school before signing with Wisconsin last winter, has forced the hand of the UW staff.

A nice change Gary Andersen has brought to Wisconsin football is the music. All kinds of tunes ? ?70s pop, rock, hip-hop, country ? blare from sideline loudspeakers as the Badgers go through their training-camp paces.

With Wisconsin?s 2013 opener two weeks away, offensive line coach T.J. Woods still can?t predict who will start at right guard.

The tug-of-war between Wisconsin quarterbacks Curt Phillips and JoelStave continued Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.

Stacey Andersen hasn?t forgotten the thunderous sound she heard or the terror she experienced the morning of Sept. 26, 2010.

When Wisconsin opened preseason camp Aug. 5, the top three wide receivers were Jared Abbrederis, Jordan Fredrick and Kenzel Doe.

Brock DeCicco thought he had found the perfect fit when he signed with Pittsburgh in February 2009.

One number Dave Aranda charted in his lone season as Utah State?s defensive coordinator doesn?t show up on the NCAA?s list of statistics: False-start penalties drawn per game.

Dallas Lewallen insists he never lost hope. He never considered limping away from football.

Leon Jacobs and Alec James epitomize what Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Aranda demands in an outside linebacker.

When Corey Clement signed with Wisconsin in February, he anticipated he would start out at the back of a line five tailbacks deep for the start of camp.

One number Dave Aranda charted in his lone season as Utah State?s defensive coordinator doesn?t show up on the NCAA?s list of statistics:False-start penalties drawn per game.

Dallas Lewallen insists he never lost hope.He never considered limping away from football.

Wisconsin?s Bart Houston was beaming after practice Tuesday afternoon.

Wisconsin?s first scrimmage under head coach Gary Andersen revealed that the three-man race for the No. 1 quarterback job soon could be a two-man battle.

When Corey Clement signed with Wisconsin in February, he anticipated he would start out at the back of a line five tailbacks deep for the start of camp.

Senior linebacker Ethan Armstrong, sidelined since suffering a left-leg injury on Day 2 of camp, believes he will be on the field when Wisconsin opens the college football season Aug. 31 against visiting UMass.

Wisconsin?s first scrimmage under head coach Gary Andersen revealed that the three-man race for the No. 1 quarterback job soon could be a two-man battle.

With senior Ethan Armstrong sidelined indefinitely because of a leg injury, the No. 1 field linebacker position belongs to Joe Schobert.

When spring football practice ended in April, Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Aranda knew his work was far from finished.

Wisconsin?s Kyle Costigan feels a bit like a novice.The redshirt junior from Muskego High School, who started nine games at right guard last season, is trying to regain his starting spot after missing winter conditioning and spring ball while recovering from surgery on his right knee.

Wisconsin center Dan Voltz respects and admires his recent predecessors.

Barry Alvarez is cited more than a few times in new book titled ?Unbeatable? by Jerry Barca (St. Martin?s Press, 310 pp., $26.99) about Notre Dame?s 1988 undefeated national championship team.

Ethan Armstrong, set to be Wisconsin?s No. 1 field linebacker, is out indefinitely because of a minor left-leg injury.